European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 4 the stars and stripes sunday november 21,1993 suit against Cardinal May be derailed Piil Adolpf Ita a a Man who claim he Only recently remembered being sexually abused by Cardinal Josephl. Lie Nardin in the mid-1970s wrote eight years ago that two priests had assaulted him. A lawyer for Steven j. Cook of Phila Delphia said the statement he made on mental health questionnaire in 1985 docs not necessarily conflict with Cook s Alle gation that he Nardin and a priest had abused him. However a lawyer familiar with Ohio s sexual abuse Laws said the document could derail Cook s $10 million lawsuit. The 3 t year old Cook claimed in the nov. 12 lawsuit that he Nardin and the rev., Lillis n. Ila Sham sexually abused him when he was a pc Seminary High school student in Ohio in the mid-1970s. Both men have denied the allegations. Cook who said he is dying of aids told reporters that he had repressed his memories of the alleged abuse and Onty recently remembered them with the help of therapy. Hut Chicago television station was to reported thursday that in 1985, Fol lowing a drug arrest in Philadelphia Cook answered a question about sexual abuse by writing that two priests tried to get him drunk when he was 16 and per formed Oral sex on him. The station reported that Cook Only mentioned priests in the questionnaire. Bcrnardina was archbishop of Cincinnati at the time. If the questionnaire represents an ear Lier memory of the alleged abuse his Law suit Likely would be thrown out because there would be no grounds for extending the statute of limitations according to an Ohio lawyer who has handled sex abuse cases depending on which Way the judge looks at the questionnaire it s potentially important said Cincinnati lawyer Gary Franke who has no involvement in the Cook Bcrnardina Case. But Andrew Lipton Cook s Cincinnati lawyer said it depends on what was re called at what time. The document must be considered in the context in which it was taken he said. They May not appear to be even without the 8-year-old question Naire it is unclear whether Ohio s courts would extend the statute of limitations to cover the 1970s allegations. Ohio s civil statutes provide a one year limit to file suit for sexual assault and Battery two years for negligence and four years for intentional infliction of emotional distress Franke said. No Ohio court has Ever extended the limit in a Case of repressed memories that were recalled years later and the state supreme court has not ruled on the mat Ter Franke said. Flooded towns seek Federal Aid to buy up Homes Washiington a there s a Low lying Street in the Missouri town of St. Gunc Vicic lined with the remnants of 60 Homes whose owners Don t want to live near the Mississippi River anymore not after this summer s record flooding. But the people can t afford to move and the town does t have the Money to buy them out. In fact the City is practically broke because of the damage done by water that crested at 49.6 feet above flood stage. So mayor Bill Anderson and those residents like people in More than 200 other Midwest communities arc looking to Congress for some help. Anybody who wants to be bought out we want to try to help. We want to get rid of the houses there an make a Park out of it Anderson said in a Telephone interview. Then we would t have to worry about the thrust of a Bill that is expected to reach presi Dent Clinton s desk before thanksgiving is to increase the amount of Federal Money available to buy Homes and businesses in flood prone areas allowing people to move to higher ground. After a buyout the flood Plain could be used Only fora Park or other open space. Virtually no buildings could be constructed. In future floods there would not be any would be in danger said Louise Gardner mayor of Missouri s capital Jefferson City whereabouts 150 homeowners and businesses Are seeking buyouts. The Bill whose chief sponsor is rep. Harold , d-mo., would raise the Federal government s share for buyouts from the current so percent to 75percent. Local governments could use Federal Grant Money for their Matching 25 percent. In All the legislation would provide $105 million for buyouts and other flood Protection Steps in 11 states hit by High water. The current amount available under the program is $24 million. Even the increased amount would Only meet a Frac Tion of the need. About 10,000 homeowners in the mid West have asked to move at an estimated Cost of $400 million according to the Federal emergency manage ment Agency. The Bill which passed both houses of Congress Las week authorizes payment of pre flood value for prop erty through Fema. Local governments could apply for Money if they be got the 25 percent match. Fema would then draw up a priority list based on a Host of factors. Young and abandoned police officer Allan Larsson tries to entertain a 2-year old boy by presenting him with a toy police car. The youngster was abandoned at a shopping Center in Norr Koping Sweden on thursday. He was left in a stroller along with a Blanket from the former Yugo Slavia and a card stating that his name was Sebastian Svensson. The card also stated someone is coming to pick me up As soon As possible but until then i will be needing authorities Are searching refugee Camps in Sweden for his parents. Pope criticizes genetic engineering Vatican City a alarmed at advances in genetic engineering. Pope John Paul ii on saturday urged to protect the human embryo from experimentation or face putting humanity in it could pose a fearful threat to Man the Pope said in a speech to the scientific Academy of the roman Catholic Church a group of researchers and scientists. The embryo must be recognized As a rights Issue by the Laws of nations or face putting humanity in Dan Ger he said warning governments to guard against so Cial changes that could come from increased knowledge of genetic information. He mentioned possible discrimination against people found with genetic flaws or intentional pairings of Cou pies to try to produce genetically Superior children. The pontiff said recent insight into human genetic Structure puts in the hands of doctors and biologists a knowledge that in certain applications could go beyond the medical using the embryo As a pure object of analysis or experimentation is an attack on the dignity of a person and on humanity the pontiff added. The 73-year-old Pope made his first major Public Outing saturday since fracturing his right shoulder in a fall nov. 11. Sergeant thrown out of army for bad checks Kaiserslautern Germany is a general court martial jury thursday ordered a sergeant stationed a Schinnen Netherlands out of the army for writing bad checks and falsifying in formation to obtain Telephone service. The panel of six officers and four enlisted members from the 21st theater army area come sentenced sgt. Keith Mallard 30, to a bad conduct discharge and reduction to lowest enlisted rank. In a Daylong court Manial on Panzer Cavern in Kaiserslautern the panel found the administrative clerk guilty of knowingly writing $4,620 in bad checks. The Soldier assigned to he co 54th base support in had pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of negligently writing checks without maintaining funds to cover them. The persian Gulf War Veteran also was found guilty of obtaining Telephone com Pany service under false pretences. He had pleaded not guilty to the charge. Prosecutors said that from february to april this year Mallard cashed seven bad checks in military finance offices. Evi Dence at the court martial indicated that in 1990 he used a false name social Secu Rity number and birth Date to apply for Telephone service in Germany after his phone had been husband and father of five has served 12 years in the array. Since moving to the Netherlands from Darmstadt Ger Many he served As a Volunteer football coach at accent International High school. Q under military Law Mallard could have been sentenced to up to 20 Yean in jail Fortis crimes however a pretrial agreement in Exchange for his guilty plea would Nav limited the length of confinement to no More than nine months 21st theater army area come officials Are 100 different permutations of pretrial a 21st spokeswoman said this Case for instance prosecutors pressed ahead for a conviction on a charge even when the accused had pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. I \
